Sky Bet League One: Pre-match stat packThere's more Sky Bet League One on the way this weekend and here's a rundown of all the important stats and facts! Barnsley v Accrington Stanley Barnsley are unbeaten in all three previous Football League meetings with Accrington Stanley (W2 D1), winning the only previous encounter at Oakwell 2-0 in March 2019. Accrington Stanley’s only previous Football League goal against Barnsley came in the reverse fixture in December, with Tommy Leigh’s penalty securing a point in a 1-1 draw. Barnsley have lost each of their last two league games, without scoring on both occasions. Not since October 2015 have the Tykes lost three consecutive games in League One without scoring, as part of an eight-game losing streak.
Accrington won last time out against Bristol Rovers, and could win consecutive league games for just the second time this season, previously doing so in September/October (run of three). Derby County v Bolton Wanderers Derby are unbeaten in each of their last 14 home Football League games against Bolton (W10 D4), including wins on each of the last four occasions.
Charlton have lost three of their last four Football League away games versus Peterborough (D1), having gone unbeaten in their first five such trips beforehand (W2 D3). Peterborough have lost two of their l ast three home league games (W1), as many as their previous 13 such games (W9 D2). While they last lost consecutive league fixtures on home soil in the third tier in February 2019 in Darren Ferguson’s first two such games of his third spell in charge of the Posh. Charlton have won each of their last three league games, last enjoying a longer run of victories in the Football League in November 2020 (run of six).
Plymouth Argyle v Cheltenham Town Plymouth have won eight of their last nine Football League encounters with Cheltenham (L1), keeping seven clean sheets in those victories. Cheltenham have won on only two of their 11 prior Football League trips to Plymouth (D2 L7), winning 2-1 in May 2012 and 2-0 in September 2019. Plymouth, who have lost just one of their last 23 league fixtures (W15 D7), have had more goal involvements from substitutes than any other side in League One this season, with Finn Azaz’s assist for Bali Mumba’s 93rd minute equaliser against Ipswich last time out their 23rd such involvement. Cheltenham have lost five of their last six league games (W1), including each of the last three; they haven’t lost four in a row in the third tier since February 2009 (run of seven). Portsmouth v Exeter City Portsmouth have only won one of their last five Football League games against Exeter (D2 L2), suffering as many defeats in this period as they had in their first 20 such encounters (W11 D7 L2).
Three of Exeter’s four wins over Portsmouth in the Football League have been away from home, including in each of their last two visits in September 2015 and January 2017. Portsmouth have failed to win any of their last 10 league games (D6 L4), while failing to score in five of their previous seven such fixtures. Exeter have won each of their last two away league games, as many as their first 11 of the campaign (W2 D4 L5), and could win three successive such games in the third tier for the first time since December 1979. Sheffield Wednesday v Fleetwood Town Sheffield Wednesday have won each of their three previous three Football League meetings with Fleetwood; only against Stockport have they enjoyed a longer such run of successive wins from their first meeting, winning each of their first five in the EFL against the Hatters. Only against Walsall and Wigan have Fleetwood lost each of their first four Football League encounters against a side, and could do so again should they lose to Sheffield Wednesday here.